La voix de l’Empereur!
On this day in 1520, Charles V, later Holy Roman Emperor, was crowned King of Germany.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcu3O8NoIHA
Born on this day in 1797 soprano Giuditta Pasta
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyS0a1ihr-k
Born on this day in 1897 soprano Tiana Lemnitz
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkaj2TBfmgg
Happy 39th birthday countertenor Ivo Posti
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0C-iT9Ltbc
WindyCityOperaman
Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.
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Topics: On This Day
